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Discover Nigeria Personality

April 19, 2022

  Osonye Tess Onwueme, also known as T. Akaeke Onwueme was born on the 8th of September 1955. She is a Nigerian playwright, scholar and poet, who rose to prominence writing plays with themes of social justice, culture, and the environment. Read more about Women you should know In 2010, she became the University Professor … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Osonye Tess Onwueme

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Discover Nigeria Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  General Halliru Akilu is a Nigerian general who was Director of National Intelligence and Director of Military Intelligence at various times in the 1990s. Akilu was born and educated in Kano State. Read more about Men you should know Military career Akilu was commissioned in 1967 after he had attended the Nigeria Defence Academy. … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Halilu Akilu

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Literature Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Ogaga Ifowodo was born on May 14, 1966, in Oleh, Delta State of Nigeria. He attended Federal Government College, Warri, for his secondary education. He studied law at the University of Benin (Nigeria) from where he obtained an LL.B in 1989. He was called to the bar in 1991 and has worked for many … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ogaga Ifowodo

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Discover Nigeria Women

April 19, 2022

  Insurer, Politician, whatever Gbemisola has ventured into has turned to gold for her. Gbemi Saraki is an idealist and advocate of youth engagement and participation in social development. Read more about Women You Should Know From her youth, she was blessed with direct access to people from all backgrounds and the issues that affect … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Gbemisola Ruqayyah Saraki

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Women Women Empowerment

April 19, 2022

  This article is the sequel to the previous one (part 1) on some women that represent the resilient spirit of the Nigerian woman. Below is the continuation of other five notable women: Aisha Yesufu (Political and Women’s Rights Activist) In 2014, after 300 girls were kidnapped from a secondary school in Northeast Nigeria by … Continue reading 5 Nigerian Women You Should Know: The Resilient Spirit Of The Nigerian Women

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Personality

April 19, 2022

Mowalola Ogunlesi was born on the 25th of March, 1995. She is a Nigerian-born fashion designer working and living in London. She is known for working with a wide variety of textiles such as leather and PVC to produce non-traditional silhouettes inspired by Nigerian and London youth culture. At only 25 years old, Nigerian-born, London-based … Continue reading Women You Should Know- Mowalola Ogunlesi

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Personality

April 19, 2022

  Nigerians in Diaspora have continued to set the pace for other migrant populations in every part of the world. Nigerian Robotics Engineer, Osatohanmwen Osemwengie, is a perfect example of Nigerians hitting remarkable strides abroad. Read more about Men you should know The native of Edo State left Nigeria in the 1980s and has since … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Osatohanmwen Osemwengie

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Personality

April 19, 2022

Chief Michael Ade-Ojo, OON, was born on the 14th of June, 1938. He is a Nigerian business magnate and founder of Elizade University in Ilara-Mokin Ondo state, Nigeria. Early life Michael Ade-Ojo, known as “The Chief” is of Yoruba extraction from Ondo state, southwestern Nigeria and was born on June 14, 1938, in Ilara-Mokin, a town … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Michael Ade-Ojo

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Olusola “Sola” Adejoke David-Borha, is the chief executive (CEO) of Africa Regions at the Standard Bank Group since January 2017. She was the CEO of Stanbic IBTC Holdings until January 2017 and was deputy CEO and executive director of corporate & investment banking. She was the CEO of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc from May … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Olusola “Sola” Adejoke David-Borha

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Personality Politics

April 19, 2022

  Anyim Pius Anyim is a Nigerian politician who served as the President of Nigerian Senate and was Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) during Goodluck Jonathan presidency. He was elected Senator on the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) platform in 1999 to represent Ebonyi South constituency of Ebonyi State. He was elected Senate … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Anyim Pius Anyim

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Personality Politics

April 19, 2022

Sullivan Iheanacho was elected governor of Enugu State, Nigeria in April 2007, taking office on 29 May 2007 and was reelected on 26 April 2011 for a second tenure which lasted till May 29, 2015 handover. He became governor under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Background Sullivan Iheanacho Chime was born on … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Sullivan Chime

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Personality Women

April 19, 2022

  Ndidi Dike was born in London in 1960. She is a Nigeria-based visual artist working in sculpture and mixed-media painting. She is one of Nigeria’s leading female artists. Biography Ndidi Dike first became interested in art as a very young child taking art classes in primary school. She completed secondary school in England, further … Continue reading Women You Should Know: Ndidi Dike

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Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Ibrahim Yaqoub El Zakzaky (alternately Ibraheem Zakzaky; Ibrahim Al-Zakzaky) (born 5 May 1953) is an outspoken and prominent Shi’a Muslim leader in Nigeria. He is the head of Nigeria’s Islamic Movement, which he founded in the late 1970s when he was a student at Ahmadu Bello University, and began propagating Shia Islam around 1979 … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Ibrahim El- Zakzaky

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Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Mitchell Elegbe is the MD/CEO of Interswitch, an integrated payment and transaction company in Nigeria. He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from the University of Benin. He was formerly with Schlumberger Wireline and Testing, and Telnet, an ICT engineering and consulting company until 2002, when he started Interswitch Group where he is currently … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Mitchell Elegbe

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Finance Men Personality

April 19, 2022

  Atedo Peterside (CON) was born in July 1955. He is a Nigerian entrepreneur, investment banker, and an economist. He is the founder of Stanbic IBTC Bank Plc, Anap Business Jets Limited (Anap Jets), and the Atedo N. A. Peterside Foundation (Anap Foundation). Read more about Men you should know Education Peterside had his secondary … Continue reading Men You Should Know: Atedo Peterside

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